The daughter of Jeanette Alatorre, who was fatally shot by police on Dec. 17, 2023, has joined a lawsuit over access to body camera footage of the incident. The lawsuit, filed last month on behalf of Yellow Scene Magazine, alleges that the City of Boulder violated a Colorado police accountability law by charging fees for body camera footage of the shooting.
Alatorre’s daughter, Jeannette Orozco, said the city hasn’t provided her with all the body camera footage and hasn’t named an exact price, according to court records. She stated that she learned about her mother’s death through a letter in the mail.
Alatorre was shot and killed by two City of Boulder officers after residents leaving the North Boulder Recreation Center reported that she had pointed what appeared to be a gun at them. She ignored officers’ commands to drop the gun and walked onto residential side streets. Officers fired less-lethal bean bags at her, but they didn’t appear to affect her, according to officials. She later sustained eight rifle shot wounds and died at the scene. The gun was later determined to be an air pistol designed to resemble a more powerful 9-millimeter handgun.
The case is set for oral argument on July 11 at the Boulder County Justice Center. The city has yet to formally respond to the complaint. For more on the lawsuit, see our previous reporting.